Ishigaq

By Andy Sibbald

Subjects: Inuit, Juvenile fiction, Folklore

Description: When all the snow and ice on the arctic mainland has melted and there is no sea ice, the Ishigaq and Big People find themselves sandwiched between dangerous southern predators moving north and northern predators moving south. Her Allness Nipster has a dream about what the Ishigaq must do to survive in this dangerous climate. Nipster's dream results in the Ishigaq moving north and experiencing tremendous danger, attacks on their culture and a challenge to who they are as individuals and as a people. When you are 30 centimetres tall your body can be easily controlled but your mind and spirit cannot be! Join the Ishigaq's suspenseful adventures as they move into the land of the white bear, encounter a huge sea monster and meet Red Beard, Gored and the other Pots People. Get to know Her Allness Nipster, Lauren the Exalted, Ank, Ulu, Onk, Peter, Ivy and Wendy as they try to survive in a land with no snow and ice.